Thanks Diebold!

unload a glittering cargo of stars, entrepreneurs, supermodels, influencers and tycoons into the lagoon

If only that were literally true

Here you go: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_MOVE_bombing

The 1985 MOVE bombing, locally known by its date, May 13, 1985, was the destruction of residential homes in the Cobbs Creek neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, by the Philadelphia Police Department during a standoff with MOVE, a black liberation organization. Philadelphia police dropped two explosive devices from a helicopter onto the roof of a house occupied by MOVE. The Philadelphia Police Department allowed the resulting fire to burn out of control, destroying 61 previously evacuated neighboring homes over two city blocks and leaving 250 people homeless. Six adults and five children were killed in the attack, with one adult and one child surviving. A lawsuit in federal court found that the city used excessive force and violated constitutional protections against unreasonable search and seizure.

The callousness manifested by the police is truly shocking. "Allowed the fire to burn out of control" is important here -- the cops deliberately denied firefighters access to the scene so they could deal with the spreading fire. "WTF" is exactly right.

For more depth on this, I recommend the CBC podcast "The Africas vs America". It's weird that the incident isn't better known given how wild the story is.

For those experiencing the same confusion as myself: those are not sources for the orphan/survivor benefits story, they're possible reasons why the media might not be reporting the story.

You know, I think I'm overdue for a donation to Wikipedia. They honestly might end up being the last bastion of sanity

The ordinance is enforceable through the private enforcement mechanism which has proven its success in both the Lubbock City Ordinance and the Texas Heartbeat Act. This is how the ordinance is enforced,

So: snitching.

Will no one spare a thought for that poor, poor inkjet?

No no, they mean the band. That's why it's capitalized

If Australia can be in Eurovision, Canada can be in the EU. Checkmate

To be clear. It's not just "the law" it's the goddamn constitution

Not to spoil the party, but this would have worked with a gas car and an inverter right? Although for sure it's much more convenient to have the feature built-in and not need to get any extra kit

"Emolument"? You sound gay and your shit's all retarded

I'm rooting for George Santos, because sweet mercy that would be so goddamn funny

I expect he's going to say he didn't mean that he fabricated the story, but instead meant that he "created the story" in the sense of bringing it to the media's attention

To paraphrase Gordon Ramsay, "a skilled vet could still save it"

Shush you, Venice is magnificent. Wouldn't want to live there but it's an extraordinary place absolutely worth experiencing. Ancient, labyrinthine, palaces and churches everywhere, it's like stepping into the Renaissance.

Where is the MIT study in question? The link in the article, apparently to a PDF, redirects elsewhere

Kinda hot that she can lick her own eyeball like that

Reminds me of this dialogue from Ghost World

Enid : You know, we need to find a place where you can go to meet women who share your interests.
Seymour : Well maybe I don't want to meet someone who shares my interests. I hate my interests.